Another Counselor Promised

¹⁵ “If you love Me, you will keep^[a] My commands.^{(A) 16} And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor^(B) to be with you forever. ¹⁷ He is the Spirit^(C) of truth.^(D) The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be^[b] in you.^{(E) 18} I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

¹³ When the Spirit of truth^(A) comes, He will guide you into all the truth.^(B) For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. ¹⁴ He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. ¹⁵ Everything the Father^(C) has is Mine.^(D) This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.^(E)

Sorrow Turned to Joy

¹⁶ “A little while^(F) and you will no longer see Me;^(G) again a little while and you will see Me.”^[a]

⁶ So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”

⁷ He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by His own authority.^{(A) 8} But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends^[a] of the earth.”^(B)

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you^(A) to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,^(B) holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.^{[a] 2} Do not be conformed^(C) to this age,^(D) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,^(E) so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will^(F) of God.

Many Gifts but One Body

³ For by the grace^(G) given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.^(H) Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith^(I) to each one. ⁴ Now as we have many parts in one body,^(J) and all the parts do not have the same function, ⁵ in the same way we who are many^(K) are one body in Christ^(L) and individually members of one another.

Consistency in the Christian Life

¹⁵ Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— ¹⁶ making the most of the time,^[a](A) because the days are evil. ¹⁷ So don’t be foolish, but understand^(B) what the Lord’s will^(C) is. ¹⁸ And don’t get drunk^(D) with wine,^(E) which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:^(F)